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Reuters News Agency is hiring: Reuters Climate Science Fellow (Level 1 Journalis

Reuters News Agency
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Job Description

Contribute to Global Climate Reporting with Reuters!

Reuters, the world's largest independent global news organization, is seeking a highly motivated Climate Science Fellow to join our investigative team on a groundbreaking project analyzing global temperature trends. This is a unique, six-month paid fellowship offering an opportunity for a graduate student or postdoctoral scientist to transition their expertise into impactful journalism.

This immersive fellowship provides a platform to leverage your climate science background (or a similar physical science) to communicate complex scientific findings to a global audience. You'll work alongside experienced investigative journalists and data scientists, contributing to a high-profile project with global impact.

About The Role

As our Reuters Climate Science Fellow (Level 1 Journalist – Temp) , you will :

  • Analyze diverse climate datasets to identify key trends and insights.
  • Develop innovative software tools and statistical models to enhance our understanding of climate change.
  • Create compelling presentations summarizing complex findings for a broad audience.
  • Collaborate with a team of editors, reporters, and visual journalists on a worldwide project.
  • Contribute to the creation of impactful news stories that shape the global conversation on climate change.

About You

As our Reuters Climate Science Fellow (Level 1 Journalist – Temp) , you will likely have :

  • A Graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in climate science, atmospheric science, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience working with large datasets.
  • Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL), statistical modeling and geospatial libraries.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a passion for translating complex scientific information into accessible narratives.
  • A desire to apply scientific expertise in a journalistic setting.
  • Benefits

  • Paid Fellowship : Gain valuable professional experience.
  • Mentorship : Learn directly from leading investigative journalists with expertise in climate change.
  • Impact : Contribute to a high-impact project with the potential to influence global conversations on climate action.
  • Networking : Build connections within the global news industry.
  • Location : Work in our vibrant New York City office.
  • The start date for the fellowship will be April 2025 (date to be confirmed).

    Our Application Process

  • The deadline for applications is Friday 28th February 2025 at 11.59pm EST.
  • Please apply with an up-to-date CV and Cover Letter.
  • What's In It For You

    At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth :

  • Global Career : As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
  • Learning & Development : On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
  • Benefits : We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
  • Perks : Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
  • About Reuters

    Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

    Reuters : The Real World in Real Time.

    Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following : New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and / or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation hourly range for the role in any of those locations is $30 - $40 / hr.

    Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most : advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

    We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

    Accessibility

    As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex / gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

    We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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